Odell Beckham was ‘speechless’ after seeing ESPN’s tone deaf fantasy football ‘auction’ segment
8/16/17
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from USA Today,
8/15/17:
Because nobody at ESPN realized that auctioning off mostly black NFL players to a group comprised mostly of white guys may be a tad problematic, the Worldwide Leader found itself embroiled in controversy on Tuesday.
This video of an auctioneer “selling” Odell Beckham during ESPN’s Fantasy Sports Marathon made the rounds on Twitter on Monday night and sparked fully-justified outrage because of its resemblance to a slave auction.
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